My goal is not to be better than anyone else, but simply to be better than I used to be. Wayne Dyer

Wouldn’t you say it is much easier to know what you should do than it is to actually do it? We know we should stop worrying, forgive people, look at challenges from the right perspective, break bad habits, believe in ourselves, overshadow our fears with faith … and so many other things that deep down we just know are right for us.

The problem I had was that although I knew exactly what I should have been doing, there were times (and plenty of them) when I wasn’t doing what I knew.

I was holding grudges and letting people push my buttons. I was complaining and getting frustrated at things I should have been “letting go”. I had doubts. I was letting my worries about tomorrow pull my attention away from Today and the moment in front of me.

But, then I realized I could choose to do it all differently.

The reality is that often times the things we know don’t automatically flow into our actions, our thoughts and how we choose to handle situations. But, we can use each day to practice and it is by all means one of those times where practice makes perfect. Eventually, we are able to better resolve situations, help soften tense interactions, and we chip away at the fears, doubts and anything else that may have been weighing us down and distorting our view. [Read more...]